Moto Z2 Force and New Moto Mods Announced, Available on Every US Carrier Starting August 10

This morning in NYC, Motorola announced the followup to last year’s Moto Z Force, the Moto Z2 Force. Unlike last year’s Z Force, which was exclusive to Verizon, you’ll be able to find the Z2 Force on every major US carrier, as well as Best Buy, in an effort to relaunch Motorola as a major smartphone brand.

Specs for the device were already outed this morning by Verizon, but as a recap, we have a 5.5″ QHD AMOLED ShatterShield display, Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM, dual rear-facing 12MP cameras, 64GB storage, microSD support, 2,730mAh battery with Turbo Charging, Moto Mods support, and Android 7.0+ “Nougat.” If you’re looking for difference between this device and last year’s, it’s the dual cameras, a bit thinner of a body, and a much smaller battery.

Alongside the Z2 Force was the announcement of two additional Moto Mods, the Moto 360 Camera and Moto GamePad. As you’d imagine, the 360 camera will attach seamlessly to the Z2 Force (or any other Moto device with the necessary pin array), then allow you to snap 360-degree videos, stills, or even stream the content as you record it. As for the GamePad, it turns your device into a gaming machine, complete with buttons, D-pad, and additional juice built-in. If you missed it, Motorola previously announced other new Moto Mods, too.

The Moto 360 Camera mod will be available the same time as the Moto Z2 Force, priced at $299. If you want that GamePad, it will launch later this year for an unknown price. As soon as we learn more, we’ll let you know.

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razorx9

What about the antenna performance? With the phones getting thinner and the electronics getting cramped, are we getting antennas with reduced gain? If so, the battery life would go worse if higher power has to be pumped out now. Also if the antennas are bad, your reception gets worse.
Motorola should have kept the battery size from the Z(1), advertised an increase in efficiency and also designed better radios (isn’t that what Motorola was famous for in the first place). That would have made people at least consider the phone.

gallen408

If Moto waterproofed this thing and kept the legendary battery, I would be all over this.
Way to miss an opportunity.

Max Johnson

I want that Gamepad mod, but Verizon website said “Ships by 08/25/17”. I rather wait to see if I can order from Motorola website sooner.

And no, I won’t be using it to play AngryBirds and Asphalt 8.

Frettfreak

You lost me at 2750ma battery. Wow. No fn way.

Phil McKrevice

So, who’s stupid enough to drop any cash for this cash-grabbing ripoff???? Moto fan for 7 years and it all changed today. REALLY looking at the pixel 2. Goodbye, Moto. I’m not even gonna bother to look back. You deserve all the financial losses that are coming.

In this same price range (750-800), there are several phones from 2016 and 2017, that totally out class and out match this. I cannot see why you would buy this, not even a little bit.. Never again, Moto. Never again.

BoFiS

Much smaller batteries is the worst new feature! Also, still no headphone port cept on the Z Play

shamatuu

DOA!

paul_cus

Where’s that new tablet, Moto?

Franklin Ramsey

Had two in the cart for Verizon and then saw the reduced battery size from my Droid turbo 2. I walked away.

Under the bridge downtown

I am disappointing by this. I was waiting for this to upgrade my Z Force. This seems like a downgrade to me. I really love the Moto software experience but how can I justify this? The 2 mods I have (1 was free) do not justify me staying with the brand. I have to look forward to the pixel 2 now.

Aaron Batt

Is this thing gonna be sold as unlocked for every carrier?

Me

Si

Suicide_Note

Only an idiot would continue to support Moto at this time. Purposely decreasing the battery size and then selling a MotoMod to increase battery life is pretty low.

sinfoman

At $800… for the phone.

BrendonZ

Haters gonna hate, this phone is amazing,try it before saying bad things on the internet.

Have you tried it? How do you know is amazing? Try it before defending the phone on the internet

TC Infantino

Not a hater if he is just stating the truth. I really liked the Motorola line of phones, and I had a new one each year for the past 4 years. The Droid Maxx, the Droid Turbo, the Droid Turbo 2, and now the Z Force Droid. But I refuse to get a Moto this year due to them Intentionally gimping one of the things that I loved about the Motos, the battery.
Just because people state facts and express that they are unhappy with Moto this year, doesn’t mean they are haters. If you are butthurt over someone’s opinions about something that you like, maybe the internet isn’t for you. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8970397e741f00f961f80a7832576668c2cad32b7608e1130030b49d9db636db.jpg

Frettfreak

I am sure it’s going to be great. For $800 I should be getting a bigger battery. Period. They are basically just trying to make more money by short cutting the specs. Makes me think they would not hesitate to do it elsewhere in the design process that wouldn’t be as obvious to the user too

sc0rch3d

Don’t knock Moto until you try the Z Play (heavily supported by DL). I have one and it’s renewed my faith. Waiting for a sell or price drop on the extended battery and jbl 2 mod.

Me

Yawn, on to Nokia & Note

Darren Pawlak

Sooo… does this mean the DROID! days/partnership is over? (which is kind of sad to be honest) or in a month or two is there gonna be a sleeper, unexpected Moto Z2 Force Droid MAXX ++ announced with a slightly thicker body and the big battery back lol

Marikel

2016 was the last year of Motorola’s DROID contract with Verizon. The DROID brand is most likely dead now, which doesn’t surprise me since the DROID branding seemed like an afterthought last year.

BrendonZ

OMG Best phone of year, shatterproof screen with water repellent plus Moto Mods and Snapdragon 835 will make this thing fly.

Me

Too bad it ain’t scratch proof

Frettfreak

More like scratch attracting. My buddy had a moto with that shatterproof crap and it was scratch to HELL after 6 months use… However, I broke 2 S7edge panels in that same time period (3 total) so….

B!

Not the best phone of the year, but shatterproof screen with water repellent plus Moto Mods and Snapdragon 835 will make this thing fly.

Decreased battery size and not rated for water proof means it won’t sell nearly as well as last year’s.

John

Yea you definitely work for Lenovo. No one can be that dense unless you are being paid.

glimmerman76

cant preorder for ATT and at 799.99 are they nuts…..

disastrousrainbow

The reduction in battery life across the Z lineup this year by such large amounts is one of the most user-hostile moves I’ve seen in quite a while. Oh, well…

BrendonZ

Just stop Drama queen, the phone will have a battery for a full day thanks to snap 835 and if you need more juice there the moto turbo power mod.

disastrousrainbow

It may have decent battery, sure, but there’s no getting around the fact last year’s lineup has the benefit of being able to use that same Turbo Mod while still having much larger batteries, thus being more beneficial in the end than this year’s models on that front. Call me crazy, but I just don’t think a phone should have worse battery life than the model that came before it. That’s just…stupid.

glimmerman76

for the price it should have had a bigger battery period… Someone needs to smack the idiot who thought this was a good idea. Just because the SD835 is 25% more power efficient does not mean lets put a smaller battery in the phone.

disastrousrainbow

It’s fine in some cases. I mean, the S8 gave me 4-5 hours of screen on time across 16+ hours, but that was with a 3000 mAh battery. It’s just crazy to me how Motorola could justify a 22% reduction in battery capacity for no other reason than to shave off 0.89 mm because mods or something.

** All battery life claims are approximate and based on a standard mixed use profile. The mixed use profile is based on Motorola devices on major 4G LTE networks with excellent coverage and includes both usage and standby time. Out-of-box settings are applied to the mixed use profile to project battery performance. Actual battery performance will vary and depends on many factors including signal strength, network configuration, age of battery, operating temperature, features selected, device settings, and voice, data, and other application usage patterns.

Frettfreak

That’s legal speak for “only way you get all day battery is if you use it unrealistically in a super saturated 4g lte coverage zone and are on wifi half the time… Also, buy our mods” 😁

Frettfreak

You sound like you work for moto. “all day battery” – as long as you don’t use it like a normal person. “buy our extended / overpriced battery mod if you need more”… For the money, it needs to have a large battery. Period.

ck125

They want you to buy one of those overpriced mods thats why

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